Luke 6:45

45 Good people do the good that is in them. But evil people do the evil that is in them. The things people say come from inside them.

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Luke 6:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:45

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
This, because of its suitableness and agreement with what goes before, is placed by Luke here; though, according to Matthew, it was spoken at another time and place, unless it should be a repetition there; (See Gill on Matthew 12:35)

for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Persic versions, leave out the word "his"; and the two latter read "lips", instead of "mouth"; (See Gill on Matthew 12:34).

Luke 6:45 In-Context

43 "A good tree doesn't produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn't produce good fruit.
44 Each tree is known by its fruit. You don't pick figs from thorny plants or grapes from a thornbush.
45 Good people do the good that is in them. But evil people do the evil that is in them. The things people say come from inside them.
46 "Why do you call me Lord but don't do what I tell you?
47 "I will show you what everyone who comes to me, hears what I say, and obeys it is like.

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